Guo Ye smiled bitterly and said, "What's the picture?" For self-preservation, of course! A woman's heart, a needle under the sea, although the Pipa girl left me a letter, but who knows what she thinks in her heart? The top priority is to completely stink her reputation so that she does not dare to show her face in front of His Majesty. As long as Your Majesty doesn't come out, my back is against the big tree of King Qi, and I am completely safe. ”

"Then you're not afraid that she will defect to King Qi?"

"No way. If only I had secretly dedicated her to the King of Qi, but now the rumors between her and the King of Qi have made the city stormy, and the King of Qi is so bold that he doesn't dare to have anything to do with her. ”

Kong Congming nodded and said, "It seems that your idea is not only beneficial to Kong, but also to yourself." ”

"It's not good, it's just a precaution. I still have to worry about how to explain today's incident to Uncle Guo! ”

"So be it...... Guo Dianjun, don't leave yet, I'll let Xiulian repair a letter, and you can bring it to my cheap old man, and it can be regarded as an explanation for him. ”

"That's all there is to it."

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……

In the following days, Kong Congming acted according to the plan, and first sent people to publicize the news that the Pipa Girl had returned to the King of Qi. Then one night, he quietly went away with Yin Xiu Pity, and he didn't know what to do.

The owners of the big village have all run away, and no matter how stupid the Douzigang group of thieves are, they also know that the big thing is not good. In desperation, they set fire to Dazhai and went their separate ways.

Guo Ye's plan is not as simple as telling Kong Congming.

As soon as the Douzigang group of thieves dispersed, he sent someone to spread a message. Actually, it's not much news, it's just a little detail added to the incident that the Douzigang group of thieves proclaimed.

"Did you hear that? The robbers of Douzigang are gone! ”

"I've heard about it a long time ago, I not only know that the Douzigang group of thieves are gone, but I also know why they are missing."

"Why?"

"You don't know yet. Isn't it rumored that the Douzigang group of thieves caught the pipa girl who was a prisoner in the imperial court and dedicated her to the king of Qi? ”

"Ah, yes! Could it be that His Majesty found out about this and became angry and wanted to exterminate Douzigang? ”

"How can that? There is a wrong, and there is a debtor. Your Majesty is angry because of this, and you have to trouble King Qi first! Let me tell you, there is something else going on in this matter! ”

"What's going on?"

"Hehe, do you think, the pipa girl can confuse Your Majesty, can that posture be bad? Douzigang's gang of bandits, where have they ever seen such a stunner? Ever since I caught her, it's been day and night...... Day and night...... Tossed for more than a month...... This is dedicated to the King of Qi! Now that the Pipa Girl has leaned on the big tree of King Qi again, can she not retaliate? The Douzigang group of thieves saw that the opportunity was not good, so they went their separate ways. ”

"And this kind of thing? Tut-tut, I didn't expect these dog things to have this kind of Yanfu......"

Despite this rumor, after a little analysis, those who are interested will know that there are many loopholes in it. However, this kind of rumor, which is full of lace, is exactly what the broad masses of the people like to hear. They spread the word of mouth, constantly adding oil and vinegar to it, enriching the details of the Pipa Girl vs. Douzigang Heroes. As for whether this rumor is true or not, who cares?

Of course someone cares.

The people who care about this rumor are the magistrates from all over the Tang Dynasty.

The Douzigang group of thieves broke up, which is not a trivial matter. The fact that so many vicious bandits are running around still has a great impact on the performance appraisal of officials.

It took them a great deal of effort to apprehend most of the robbers. At this time, the rumors also reached their ears.

Your Majesty and King Qi are fighting for a woman, it is definitely a great scandal!

So many bandits have cuckolded His Majesty, and it is a scandal within a scandal!

Who would dare to interrogate the thieves now? Don't you think you know enough?

But without interrogation, just shut up? It's not a problem! Isn't the existence of these people a mockery of His Majesty's incompetence? And that would make them a canonical punishment? Still won't work. Human life is at stake, and the public execution is to ask His Majesty Li Er to personally collude with the execution, isn't that to add to the blockage of Your Majesty?

Of course, no matter how big the problem is, it can't be difficult for these old oilmen in officialdom.

It didn't take long for the sanitary environment in Datang Prison to deteriorate dramatically. All the Douzigang bandits who were caught were infected with a vicious disease and died of a violent illness!

As soon as these people died, the lies spread by Sun Congming became even more deadly, and there was no ironclad evidence to expose this lie.

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Chang'an City, early dynasty.

His Majesty Li Er said: "I just received an urgent report from the Ministry of Rites, Guo Ye, the Duke of Qin who sent an envoy to Silla, is about to return to Chang'an. ”

Wei Zheng said: "Your Majesty, how should the envoy of the foreign vassal return to the country, how to welcome it, there are its own regulations, so why do you need to discuss it again?" ”

"Qin Guogong is not only the Duke of the Tang Dynasty, but also the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, his status is precious, how can he be the same as others?"

Wei Zheng said disapprerovingly: "Having said that, Your Majesty can choose an important minister to greet you, such a trivial matter, Your Majesty can be arbitrary, so why do you need to ask the ministers?" ”

When His Majesty Li Er heard this, he was very unhappy, and said in his heart, listen to the meaning of your Wei Xuancheng's words, I can only make some small decisions? So what does it feel like for me to be an emperor?

He snorted lightly and said, "According to what you say, I asked for the opinions of my ministers, but I didn't do it?" ”

"Wechen doesn't dare, it's just that things are prioritized, and Wechen thinks that in the early dynasty, it is not appropriate to talk about such a trivial matter!"

"A trifle? You thought it was a small thing, but I thought it was a big deal! His Majesty Li Er paused slightly, and continued: "Have you heard of that rumor? ”

As soon as His Majesty Li Er's words came out, the atmosphere in the hall was suddenly extremely strange!

Rumor?

The most popular rumor now is that the Pipa Girl vs. the Douzioka Qunxiong. The second popular rumor is that His Majesty Li Er and King Qi fought the Pipa Girl together!

These two rumors, after the adaptation of countless people, are becoming more and more exciting and obscene, and it can be said that everyone in the court knows it. The only one who is still in the dark is His Majesty Li Er! Who is this who owes so much to tell His Majesty Li Er about this?

Wei Zheng was also full of embarrassment, and said, "Rumors? Your Majesty, the rumors cannot be believed! The people are ignorant, and they like to spread false ...... best."

"No...... I don't believe any other rumors. But this rumor is about Qin Guogong, and I must believe it! ”

"Qin Guogong? I thought it was ......" Wei Zheng breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Your Majesty, what do you mean by rumors?" ”

"Wei Aiqing hasn't heard of it?" His Majesty Li Er said excitedly: "It is said that at the Oiran Contest in Suzukou City, Queen Seondeok of Silla personally admitted that she had affection for the Duke of Qin!" ”

"This is Qin Guogong's private matter, even if it is true, what can it be?"

His Majesty Li Er said proudly: "This is both a business matter and a private matter. Qin Guogong and Queen Seondeok are good friends, and if they want to give birth to a boy and half a girl in the future, isn't it the lord of Silla in the next generation? The Silla royal family has the blood of the Tang people, and the benefits to our Tang Dynasty are naturally self-evident! Qin Guogong has made such a great achievement, and the ceremony of welcoming him cannot be slow. ”

Wei Zheng said: "Your Majesty is cautious! As the old saying goes, the whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister. The Silla royal family, whether or not they were married to the Duke of Qin, were all ministers of His Majesty. Strictly speaking, for His Majesty, this matter is nothing to blame, but a marriage between two ministers. ”

Wei Zheng's words, of course, are right, and when he says it at this moment, although people are quite dismissive in their hearts, they really can't find a mistake, and His Majesty Li Er has to say: "Even so, then the Qin State Public Plan to kill Yuangai Suwen is always a great achievement, right?" Yuan Gai Su Wen killed the king, heaven and people are angry! Qin Guogong killed him, which is really happy. ”

"I'm afraid it's not a good thing." Wei Zheng shook his head and said, "Yuangai Suwen killed the monarch, it is indeed a matter of killing. But to say that he was killed by the Qin State Public Scheme, there is no real evidence. ”

His Majesty Li Er said: "Then what about the Duke of Qin who made the Three Kingdoms Alliance swear never to attack each other?" ”

"This ...... That's a great achievement. ”

His Majesty Li Er said with satisfaction: "Well, it's good for you to recognize the merits of Qin Guogong." I have made up my mind, this ceremony to welcome Qin Guogong will be a big special event, otherwise, it is not enough to show my intention to treat the heroes favorably! ”

"Then I wonder who Your Majesty is going to send to greet you?"

"I'm out to greet you!"

"What?"

The Manchu Dynasty was dumbfounded!